Sparta Spartans

Varsity Football

Sparta, WIMississippi Valley

Season: 2016-17
Overall: 6–4L3
Conference: 4–35th of 8
Division: —
Enrollment: 794WIAA

Last gameAway game · Level 1

Sparta#135WI6–47

FinalLost

Onalaska#28WI9–242

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ES Power Rating

Statewide rankings →

56.0±450 = average Wisconsin team

State: #135 of 368▼1
Peak: #13
Schedule: 54.3
Quality wins: 1
Bad losses: 0

Each game against what the ratings expected
Wk	Opponent	Opp ES	Result	vs exp.
1	Black River Falls	36.3	W 48–6	+16
2	Westby	50.0	W 19–7	+6
3	Aquinas	29.2	W 48–12	+7
4	La Crosse Logan	63.9	W 18–13	+11
5	Tomah	48.3	W 22–7	+8
6	Onalaska	71.2	L 19–46	-10
7	La Crosse Central	45.2	W 33–27	-4
8	West Salem	62.1	L 0–8	-2
9	Holmen	65.8	L 14–35	-12
10Level 1	Onalaska	71.2	L 7–42	-15

Best win: La Crosse Logan (63.9) · Worst loss: West Salem (62.1) · How it works

Overall

6–4

.600 win pct

Conference

4–3

5th of 8 ·

Home: 3–1
Away: 3–3

PF: 228
PA: 203
Streak: L3

Schedule & results

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Football 2016-17

6-4 in listed gamesReached Level 1

All times Central · opponent divisions and records are this season’s · shaded rows are WIAA tournament games

Fri, Aug 197:00 PM CDTat Black River Falls0–9W 48–6
Fri, Aug 267:00 PM CDTvs Westby3–7W 19–7
Fri, Sep 27:00 PM CDTat Aquinas1–7ConfW 48–12
Fri, Sep 97:00 PM CDTvs La Crosse Logan6–4ConfW 18–13
Fri, Sep 167:00 PM CDTat Tomah2–7ConfW 22–7
Fri, Sep 237:00 PM CDTat Onalaska9–2ConfL 19–46
Fri, Sep 307:00 PM CDTvs La Crosse Central3–6ConfW 33–27
Fri, Oct 77:00 PM CDTat West Salem7–3ConfL 0–8
Fri, Oct 147:00 PM CDTvs Holmen7–4ConfL 14–35
Fri, Oct 21at Onalaska9–2Level 1L 7–42

Mississippi Valley

2016-17

Mississippi Valley standings, 2016-17
Team	W	L	PCT	OVR
Onalaska	6	1	.857	9–2
Holmen	5	2	.714	7–4
La Crosse Logan	5	2	.714	6–4
West Salem	4	2	.667	7–3
Sparta	4	3	.571	6–4
La Crosse Central	2	5	.286	3–6
Tomah	1	6	.143	2–7
Aquinas	0	6	.000	1–7

Conference games only in W, L and PCT, counted from reported results. Members as listed on each team’s WIAA page.

Football history

45–51 in 11 seasons

Season	Record	Conf.	PF	PA	Games
2026-27	2–2	0–2	82	117	4
2025-26	4–5	2–5	227	256	9
2024-25	4–5	2–5	268	225	9
2023-24	6–5	3–4	267	253	11
2022-23	1–7	0–7	133	257	8
2021-22	3–6	2–5	203	265	9
2020-21	2–3	—	160	134	5
2019-20	7–3	5–1	308	206	10
2018-19	6–6	3–4	364	266	12
2017-18	4–5	2–5	183	196	9
2016-17	6–4	4–3	228	203	10

Football varsity results the archive holds — 96 finished games with a reported score. A season is counted from the games we have, so an unreported result is missing rather than assumed. Conference games are those tagged as conference fixtures between two members.

About these records

School record sourced from wiaa · view source ↗ · updated Fri, Sep 4, 2026